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IIT Graduate caught for Harley Davidson heist in Andhra Pradesh

by IBNS 04 Sep 2015, 07:16 am

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS) Police have arrested a IIT graduate allegedly for driving off with a Harley Davidson from a showroom in Hyderabad, reports said.

T Kiran, an employee of the state-run oil major ONGC, was caught last night in Mumbai. 

The police say his father has served in the army and stays in Hyderabad.

The police tracked him down with the help of CCTV footage and call records.

Kiran allegedly walked into a showroom in Hyderabad's upscale Banjara Hills and filled a form before taking a bike for a "test drive". 

Police said every  detail, including the name that he had put on the form was fake.

A Harley Davidson Street 750, the bike that Kiran had taken away has the Rs. 4.32 lakh price tag. It is the cheapest in the stable. 

The police say Kiran drove the bike to Mumbai. They are trying to find out why a man with his educational and work profile would attempt a heist like this.